Europa League betting and spectator preview: Spartak Moskva and Legia Warszawa meet at Otkrytiye Arena to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It's no vacation for neither Spartak Moskva nor Legia Warszawa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
These teams have little in common geographically as Legia Warszawa have to travel 1200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
Spartak participated in Europa League the last season, where they reached the play-offs.2 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Spartak Moskva have to build on here at Otkrytiye Arena in the Premier League.
A nice win for Spartak Moskva last time playing, versus Khimki. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-1 with Quincy Promes, Ayrton and Ezequiel Ponce scoring for the victors. The talented striker Ezequiel Ponce outshone all teammates in that match and got a match rating of 8.1 out of 10. Ponce scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 26 successful passes (of 32 total).
Preceding that match was a Premier League defeat to Sochi (1-2).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Spartak have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won two times, drawn one and lost four.
A decent goal production from Spartak Moskva in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. On the other hand, Spartak have conceded 5 goals.
Legia Warszawa form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the play-offs.As the visiting team in Ekstraklasa matches, Legia Warszawa have produced an overall stat of 1-0-3 so far. Warszawa seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Warszawa aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 220 league minutes without a goal. T. Pekhart was the last player to find the net.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Legia Warszawa, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Slask Wrocaw.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Wisa Krakow's place.We have checked recent matches where Warszawa have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those one game were one victory, zero draws and zero defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Gornik eczna in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Warszawa as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. Warszawa have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Spartak-Legia Warszawa H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Spartak Moskva zero wins, Legia Warszawa one win, one draw. two of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Ponce Martínez 3 goals |  R. Zobnin 2 goals | A. Dantas de Medeiros 1 goals |
Spartak Moskva missing players
Legia Warszawa missing players
| Spartak Moskva | Legia Warszawa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 51 | 36 | Scored | S | 18 | 34 | ||
| 32 | 20 | Conceded | C | 10 | 18 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 84% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 68% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 57% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 28% | ||
| 6.5 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 15.7 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 11 | ||
| 6.4 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 32% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Legia Warszawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Napoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Spartak Moskva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Sochi | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Dinamo Moskva | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Rubin Kazan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Olimpiyets | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | CSKA Moskva | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Spartak Moskva | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Krasnodar | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 9 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 12 | Khimki | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 13 | Ufa | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 14 | Rostov | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 5 |
| 15 | Arsenal Tula | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 16 | Ural | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lech Poznan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Slask Wrocaw | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Wisa Krakow | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Pogon Szczecin | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Lechia Gdansk | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Piast Gliwice | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Jagiellonia Biaystok | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Zagebie Lubin | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 9 | Radomiak Radom | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | Rakow Czestochowa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Stal Mielec | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 12 | Cracovia Krakow | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 13 | Wisla Plock | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | Warta Poznan | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | Gornik Zabrze | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 16 | Legia Warszawa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 17 | Nieciecza | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 3 |
| 18 | Gornik eczna | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 2 |